Careers

Company Overview
For 29 years, clients in the private and public sectors have relied upon SOS International LLC (SOSi) for critical operations in the world’s most challenging environments. SOSi is privately held, was founded by its current ownership in 1989, maintains corporate headquarters in Reston, VA, and specializes in providing logistics, construction, training, intelligence, and information technology solutions to the defense, diplomatic, intelligence and law enforcement communities.
All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or protected veteran status. SOSi takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance diversity and inclusion of individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

1-180425-6804: Analytic Linguist - Spanish - Largo, MD

Location

U.S. - Washington D.C. (Northern VA Area)

Open Date

4/25/2018

JOB DESCRIPTION

SOS International (SOSi) is seeking a Spanish Linguist to support our federal law enforcement customer. Our job is to provide live monitoring, translation, transcription, and interpretation support for our customer’s ongoing and upcoming investigations. These investigations are required to be re-authorized every 30 days by the customer, thus the assignments for our linguists are temporary based on needs of the customer. Additionally, these assignments require the flexibility to work assigned shift schedules, including the possibility of nights and weekend. Shift hours will differ from assignment to assignment, based on needs of the customer. The ideal candidate will be a “self-starter”, capable of hitting the ground running and flexible to support assignments on very short notice.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

Monitoring live communication and relaying pertinent information to law enforcement officers

Translating, transcribing, and interpreting audio and written communications into English

Providing reliable, accurate gist’s and summaries of intercepted communication to law enforcement officers

Attending federal and state legal briefings, known as Title III minimization, prior to the beginning of any new investigation

Assisting law enforcement officers in the preparation of evidence and investigation summaries for the possibility of federal or state trials

Serving as a “fact” witness in federal or state court when subpoenaed to testify

Maintaining regular communication with the program manager and keeping them informed of available hours/days/shifts for upcoming assignments

Performing other duties as assigned by the customer or the Program Manager

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Three years of translation experience or a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited US institution